Chubmeister 5000
- what you’re avoiding will unlock the next phase of your becoming. you’re scared because you don’t know how to do it, because you’ve never done it before. that won’t change until you try, until you start. you evolve by practicing and *becoming* the person that acts courageously.
- if you’re strong enough to resist against it, you’re certainly strong enough to surrender to it
- Time doesn't heal psychological wounds. Perspective does. Days passed don't guarantee insight gained. Seeing last year's disappointments through an old lens is more upsetting than viewing yesterday's setbacks from a new angle. Time creates distance. Reflection offers wisdom.
- simplicity is difficult because there's no room to hide the lack of clear conviction that complexity affords
- the sooner you make an attempt despite the fear the sooner you can make an additional attempt. as you put off your initial attempt, you are putting off the entire series that would then constitute the very practice which is required to develop skill so that you no longer fear it
Optimal grip and
- you need to start before you’re ready because you become ready by starting. you figure out what works by seeing what doesn’t work. there is very little that you can *think* yourself into a reality-approved answer to. you need to live out your questions by experimenting with them.